Arts & Culture
Arts and cultural organizations provide spaces that reflect our society. These places bring together people from all walks of life and inspire discourse on past, present, and future issues. At CCS Fundraising, we understand that arts & culture organizations thrive through multigenerational engagement. We listen closely to the priorities of our partners, their patrons, and the communities they serve, and couple those priorities with proven fundraising best practices.
For several decades, we have partnered with hundreds of symphonies, orchestras, theaters, museums, libraries, and other arts and culture institutions. Through our immersive and tailored approach, we meet our partners where they are in their fundraising journeys and provide access to a dedicated team of fundraising experts. Whether it’s developing major gift strategies, managing fundraising campaigns, optimizing membership and annual funding programs, or aligning internal resources, we work collaboratively with our partners to raise funds and achieve their goals.
With CCS’s support, we stabilized our operations, recruited a new VP of Development, and launched our most ambitious fundraising campaign ever. CCS’s strategic guidance helped expand our development team and foster a culture of philanthropy, shifting us towards a more sustainable revenue model.
Jaime-Faye Bean, Vice President of Development, James Beard Foundation
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Featured Arts & Culture Case Studies
James Beard Foundation
Northeast US
CCS worked with the James Beard Foundation to launch their largest campaign to date, update their philanthropic model, and triple the size of their development team in four years.
National Women’s Hall of Fame: Celebrating and Empowering American Women
Northeast US
The NWFH engaged CCS to run a feasibility study, help hire leadership, reengage past inductees, and enhance exposure to support NWHF’s ongoing work to empower women since 1969.
Miami City Ballet
Mid-Atlantic and Southeast US
Founded in 1985, Miami City Ballet features an international ensemble and world-class ballet school. Following CCS’s engagement, MCB grew its irrevocable and revocable gifts by more than $10M, surpassed its campaign goal by 18%, and increased legacy society membership by 50%.
Resources for Arts & Culture Nonprofit Leaders
Donor Lifetime Value Webinar
Learn how to drive fundraising growth with the power of data in this conversation between CCS Data Analytics and Fundraising experts and Peter Fader, Co-Founder and Director of Theta.
Signal Strength: Philanthropy and the Future of Public Media Webinar
Gain insight on navigating funding shifts in the public media sector from this on-demand video, which includes a panel conversation with experts in the field.